Spring Arrives

All the winter snow has now melted, so grass and trees are green once again! Welcome, springtime!

Green grass and trees on the first day of spring.

A message on the bulletin board suggested an unusual game of bowling to help with sadness. “Throw a few balls down the lanes of your soul,” it says. I can’t even imagine how that would work.

-Talking to Myself- When you're sad, throw a few balls down the lanes of your soul. I threw 3 strikes the other day!
A bowling metaphor? Oh, spare me.

When I spoke with Yuka, who was suspiciously standing in the northeast corner of town, she told me that she was holding a bug net to catch bugs. But then she added that it’s fun to catch people, too! Did she just admit to kidnapping?

Yuka: Though, honestly, it's fun to catch people, too! I'm evil!Tom Nook didn’t have anything new to tell me about his backstory today. But there must be more to it, because what he said last time didn’t seem like an ending. Maybe he’ll say more next time.

Down at the Roost, I caught some live music. K.K. Slider performed Rockin’ K.K. for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: Rockin' K.K.!Chevre asked me to make a delivery to Puddles, and I agreed to help out. I had to walk around a while before I found the pink frog, but I eventually got the gift to her. I was a bit surprised to see what was inside, though…a skull shirt. Is Chevre threatening Puddles??

Puddles: A skull shirt... Going for the safe choice, huh, la baa?Forest seems like a dangerous, violent town tonight. Yuka’s out kidnapping people, Chevre is sending skulls to threaten Puddles, and whoever posts on the bulletin board might throw some balls down your lane. 😛

Puddles seemed to enjoy the skull shirt, though. When I returned to Chevre, she rewarded me with 510 bells for my trouble.

After that, I went to town hall to make a 20,000 bell mortgage payment. I then returned home, put my new song in my stereo, and ended my game for the night. Enjoy the weekend (and the new spring season), everyone! See you next time! 🙂

Opening Yuka’s Mail

I started up the game today and received a letter from Mom. She told me that she calls Dad a bed snail, because once he gets in, he doesn’t come back out. Um, why are you telling me this?

Dear Jeff, I call your dad the bed snail. As soon as he gets in, it's almost impossible to get him out. We're both that way. -MomIn Nookington’s, Tom Nook continued telling me about his past. He said that Forest is laid-back and an easy place to live, unlike the city.

Tom Nook: Life in the city is completely different... It's a scary place, yes?He said in the city, no one will give you the time of day. Apparently, the bank turned him down for a loan when he was younger.

Tom Nook: They will deny a young man a loan, though they know nothing of his character!He said he now knows he has to woo the financial instincts of the bank manager. But at the time, he didn’t. So instead, he went on an angry tirade.

Tom Nook: In fact, I got so upset that I went on a tirade to end all tirades, hm?Anyway, I again found Puddles boxed up and ready to move out of town. So I had to try to talk her out of moving once again.

Puddles: Oh, what should I do? Should I change my mind, la baa?I found three fossils in town, and Blathers identified them and returned them all to me. After selling them at the shop, I went to town hall and paid 25,000 bells off my mortgage.

Back outside, I ran into Moe. He asked me to deliver a letter to Yuka, and said it was an urgent request. He asked me not to read it…

Moe: It's kind of embarrassing, so please don't read it...But that only made me more curious. Could I read it? Why yes. Yes, I could.

To shy little Yuka, I wish I could write cool letters like you. Dancing to R&B makes me really hungry. It's nap time! -MoeThat was an urgent request? Well, at least Moe was being honest about it being embarrassing! 😀 Still, I took it to Yuka, and she wasn’t happy about the fact that it had been opened.

Yuka: Hey! This letter is open! What's going on here?!She then accused me of having no morals…before reminding me that she’s evil. 😛

Yuka: You know, Dr. J... I hate people who don't have any morals, I'm evil!I returned to Moe, and he didn’t seem to realize I opened the letter. He thanked me for making the delivery, and he gave me 510 bells for my trouble.

Moe: Hm... Oh! There's something I wanna give you to say thanks, myawn.
Those eyes scare me.

See you next time!

Touch to Start

Tom Nook’s Backstory Continues

Tom Nook was sighing once again when I visited Nookington’s tonight. I again asked if he was feeling okay, and he started to reveal more of his backstory. He told me he made his share of terrible mistakes when he was younger. Not only did he lose some money, he lost a friend…

Tom Nook: Yes, I lost more than just money, I lost a friend...
Yeah, right. You had a friend?

He warned me that “easy” money-making schemes are never easy. Hmm, maybe he got ripped off…by someone like himself, yes yes? 😛

Tom Nook: ...Listen up, Jeff. "Easy" moneymaking schemes are NEVER easy, hm?He advised me to retreat from any such deals. Even if it comes in an e-mail from a Nigerian prince?

Tom Nook: If such a deal should present itself to you, I'd advise a quick retreat!After that, I went over to the museum. Blathers identified three fossils for me, and none of them were ones the museum needed. I then went downstairs to check out some live music. I was “treated” to an awful performance of an awful song: K.K. Song.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Song.
I liked this song better when it was an Easter egg in Mario Paint.

I chatted with Puddles outside, and she told me she spent her day eating ice cream and gardening.

Puddles: I ate vanilla ice cream all day, and then I decided to garden...When I passed by her house, I saw that she wasn’t kidding. She actually had been gardening! These flowers in her yard weren’t all there the last time I played on Tuesday. More and more of my villagers are fixing up their gardens as spring approaches.

The flower garden in Puddles' front yard.Another sign of spring coming is that the trees are getting greener! In just one more week, the snow will be gone! Bring on the spring!

The trees are starting to get greener as spring approaches.After that, I made a 20,000 bell mortgage payment at town hall, and then returned home for the night.